Anthracosis \An`thra*co"sis\, n. [NL. See {Anthrax}.] (Med.)
A chronic lung disease, common among coal miners, due to the
inhalation of coal dust; -- called also {collier's lung} and
{miner's phthisis}. See also the related conditions
{pneumomelanosis} and {pneumoconiosis} ({black lung}).
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]